Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (49)
- Subspecies (2)
Antony W. Diamond and Elizabeth A. Schreiber
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 2002
Text last updated January 1, 2002
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Asturian | Fregata magnífica |
| Basque | Fragata handia |
| Bulgarian | Великолепна фрегата |
| Catalan | fregata magnífica |
| Croatian | veliki brzan |
| Czech | fregatka vznešená |
| Danish | Pragtfregatfugl |
| Dutch | Amerikaanse fregatvogel |
| English | Magnificent Frigatebird |
| English (United States) | Magnificent Frigatebird |
| Finnish | keisarifregattilintu |
| French | Frégate superbe |
| Galician | Rabiforcado magnífico |
| German | Prachtfregattvogel |
| Greek | Μεγάλη Φρεγάτα |
| Haitian Creole (Haiti) | Sizo |
| Hebrew | פריגט הדור |
| Hungarian | Pompás fregattmadár |
| Icelandic | Freigátufugl |
| Japanese | アメリカグンカンドリ |
| Latvian | Greznais fregatputns |
| Lithuanian | Puošnioji fregata |
| Norwegian | praktfregattfugl |
| Polish | fregata wielka |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | fragata |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Rabiforcado-magnífico |
| Romanian | Fregată mare |
| Russian | Великолепный фрегат |
| Serbian | Velika fregata |
| Slovak | fregata vznešená |
| Slovenian | Lepa burnica |
| Spanish | Rabihorcado Magnífico |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Ave Fragata |
| Spanish (Chile) | Ave fragata magnífica |
| Spanish (Costa Rica) | Rabihorcado Magno |
| Spanish (Cuba) | Rabihorcado |
| Spanish (Dominican Republic) | Tijereta |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Fragata Magnífica |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Fragata Tijereta |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Fragata Tijereta |
| Spanish (Panama) | Fragata Magnífica |
| Spanish (Peru) | Avefragata Magnífica |
| Spanish (Puerto Rico) | Tijereta |
| Spanish (Spain) | Rabihorcado magnífico |
| Spanish (Uruguay) | Fragata |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Tijereta de Mar |
| Swedish | praktfregattfågel |
| Turkish | Muhteşem Fregatkuşu |
| Ukrainian | Фрегат карибський |
Fregata magnificens Mathews, 1914
PROTONYM:
Fregata minor magnificens
Mathews, 1914. The Austral Avian Record; a scientific journal devoted primarily to the study of the Australian avifauna 2, p.120.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Barrington, Indefatigable, and Albemarle Islands, Galapagos Archipelago. Type from Barrington Island.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2024
Definitions
- FREGATA
- fregata
- magnificens
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Distribution of the Magnificent Frigatebird
